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The Bridge
Disabled Artist's Residency
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The Bridge is a creative artistic residency for emerging disabled young artists aged 18-30 from in and across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire funded by Arts Council England.
12 Disabled participants aged 18 to 30 work alongside experienced arts professionals from the region to workshop and develop creative arts skills and ideas in theatre, music, dance and production.
The group worked collaboratively over 6 sessions to create artistic works and then delivered a sharing of work at the end of the project in June 2026.
The sharing was held at Lakeside Arts Centre to an invited audience.
Who is it for ?
The Bridge is for disabled people 18-30 who have been working in, or want to work in the performing arts and who have been actively doing, working or practicing their artform for more than a year.
What do we mean by disabled?
We know that this is complex and we may not use the word you like, but by us using the word disabled we mean people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired, Blind, visually impaired, disabled, chronically ill, learning disabled, neurodivergent, and or living with a long term health condition and or mental health condition.
What if I have access needs?
You need to let us know what your needs are on your application so that we can be sure to support you to participate.
The Project took part on the following dates:
Successful participants informed - 15th April 2026
Wednesday 29th April - online session - time tbc
Wednesday 6th May - online session - time tbc
Wednesday 13th May - session 1 - in person venue tbc
Wednesday 20th May - session 2 - in person venue tbc
Wednesday 27th May - session 3 - in person venue tbc
Wednesday 3rd June - session 4 - in person venue tbc
Wednesday 10th June - rehearsal - in person venue tbc
Thursday 11th June - sharing event - in person venue tbc
Who was at the sharing?
Our supporting partner organisations, these include, Graeae Theatre Company, People Dancing, Lakeside Arts Centre, FABRIC, Unanima, New Perspectives Theatre Company, and more.
What happens after?
Great question! We hope that if the project is successful and has impacted the lives of participants, then we will submit funding to deliver the project again.
Ok, I'm in, where do I apply?
2026 in now complete, but funding is underway for the next phase, so please get in touch to introduce yourself to artsprojectbridge@gmail.com